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An anion; the positive ion is known as a cation.
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An atom that gains electrons and therefore forms a negative ion is known as a?
If an atom gains an electron it has a net negative charge and is known as an anion. A ion has a single atom which is atomic or monatomic.
What ion forms when water dissociates?
Water disassociates to form the OH- ion or the hydroxide ion, and the H3O+ ion, otherwise known as the hydronium ion.
What is an ion that has lost or gained electrons called?
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion. An atom that has gained one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion. An atom that has lost one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation.
An atom becomes an ion by losing or gaining?
An atom can become an ion by either gaining or losing electrons. If it gains electrons, it becomes an anion. If it loses electrons, it becomes a cation. An ion is merely an atom with a charge, either positive or negative.
Ion is formed when an atom loses an electron?
This is half true. An ion is formed when an atom loses OR gains an electron. When it loses an electron it's called cation because it has a positive charge, and if it gains an electron it's called anion because it has a negative charge.
Is a hydroxyl ion a positive ion?
The hydroxyl ion is not a positive ion but rather a negative ion. The hydroxyl ion or anion is also known as hydroxide.
An atom that gains electrons and therefore forms a negative ion is known as a?
If an atom gains an electron it has a net negative charge and is known as an anion. A ion has a single atom which is atomic or monatomic.
What are the charged particles formed called?
Negative charge: electrons Positive charge: protons
Does chlorine form a positive or a negative ion?
Negative ion. Cl-
What is positive ion and negative ion in NACl?
Na is positive ion,Cl is negative ion
What is the ion known as S03 2?
SO3 is Sulfite and carries a negative two charge.
What is an example of a negative ion?
A positive ion is an ion with no negative charges.
Does flurine form a positive or negative ion?
Fluorine is negative and will produce a negative ion.
What is a positive and negative ion?
when an atom loose electron it become negative ion and when it gains electron it become positive ion
What is it called when atom has a positive or negative charge?
Atoms with a positive or negative charge resulting from a loss or gain of electrons are known as ions.
What is known as a polyatomic ion is a positively or negatively charge and covalently bonded group of atoms?
A polyatomic ion is held together by covalent bonds between atoms. They can be either positive or negative. For example, the ammonium ion, NH4+, has a positive charge, and the sulfate ion, SO42-, has a negative charge.
Is an element with a large negative electron affinity most likely to form a positive ion a negative ion or a neutral atom?
negative ion
